Adobe 38028779 User Guide - Page 343
Setting code formatting preferences, in the Code view or Code inspector. See Setting Fonts/Encoding
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Setting code formatting preferences You can set the following preferences for formatting code in Dreamweaver: • Code Colors preferences control how HTML tags (and the text between them) and scripts are color coded in the Code view or Code inspector. See "Setting Code Colors preferences" on page 343. • Code Format preferences determine common code formatting options, such as line length and indentation. See "Setting Code Format preferences" on page 344. These preferences provide a user interface for changing the SourceFormat.txt file. • Code Rewriting preferences determine what changes, if any, Dreamweaver makes to your code when you open an HTML or script document. See "Setting Code Rewriting preferences" on page 346. • Fonts/Encoding preferences let you specify the font in which your code appears in the Code view (or Code inspector). See "Setting Fonts/Encoding preferences" on page 89. Finally, the SourceFormat.txt file (in the Dreamweaver/Configuration folder) provides precise specifications for formatting code. Editing this file in a text editor gives you the greatest degree of control over exactly how Dreamweaver writes code; you can change certain tag-specific options in this file that you can't change using the Code Format preferences. However, do not edit this file unless you are an advanced Dreamweaver user or developer, because you may cause serious errors to your Dreamweaver program. See "Changing default HTML formatting" on page 530. Setting Code Colors preferences Use Code Colors preferences to control the background, text, tag, and reserved keyword colors in the Code view (or Code inspector). To work with these preferences, choose Edit > Preferences and select Code Colors. Background specifies the background color of the Code view (or Code inspector). This color appears only when you click or type in the Code view or inspector. Text specifies the color of text that appears between tags. For example, in the code some text, the words "some text" appear in the specified text color, but the tags do not. To override the text color for a specific tag, select the Include Contents option. Comments specifies the color for comment tags () and their contents. Tag Default specifies the color for all tags except comments. To override this color, set the Tag Specific option. Reserved Keywords specifies the color for all reserved keywords. To override this color, set the Tag Specific option. Editing HTML in Dreamweaver 343